Name: I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story, Hardcover/Martha Brockenbrough
Brand: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Price: 131.99 RON
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He challenged the Supreme Court on his right to be called citizen--and won When American-born Wong Kim Ark returns home to San Francisco after a visit to China, he's stopped and told he cannot enter: he isn't American. What happens next would forever change the national conversation on who is and isn't American. After being imprisoned on a ship for months, Wong Kim Ark takes his case to the Supreme Court and argues any person born in America is an American citizen. I am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story is an important picture book that introduces young readers to the young man who challenged the Supreme Court for his right to be an American citizen and won, confirming birthright citizenship for all Americans. About author(s): Martha Brockenbrough is the author of many books for young readers. he teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts, blogs for the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and founded National Grammar Day. She has worked as a newspaper reporter, a high school teacher, and as editor of MSN.com. Grace Lin is the award-winning and bestselling author and illustrator of Starry River of the Sky , Where the Mountain Meets the Moon , The Year of the Dog , The Year of the Rat , Dumpling Days , and Ling & Ting , as well as picture books such as A Big Bed for Little Snow and A Big Mooncake for Little Star Grace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Massachusetts. Her website is www.gracelin.com. Julia Kuo is a Taiwanese-American il